Certain 7 - (2 - aminophenyl) - 4,5 - dihydro thieno(2,3-c)pyridines and derivatives thereof



United States Patent 11 Claims Int. Cl. C07d 31/48; A61k 27/00 ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE 7 (2 aminophenyl) 4,5 dihydro thieno[2,3-c] pyridines I are precursors in the preparation of corresponding 7-(2-aminophenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-thieno[2, 3-c]pyridines II. The latter are intermediates for the preparation of 4,5,7,8,9,13'b hexahydro thieno[2,3-c] pyrido[1,2-d] [1,4]benzodiazepin-8-ones III, which are CNS-active compounds useful, e.g., as transquilizers. fi-(3- thienyl)ethylamine and an isatoic .anhydride are reacted to form the corresponding N [p (3 thienyl)ethyl]-2- aminobenzamide IV. The amino group of IV is protected prior to effecting ring closure to produce the corresponding dihydrothienopyridine V. I results from the removal of the protective group, e.g. tosylate, from V. Reducing l with sodium borohydride results in the preparation of II. HI is then prepared by boiling H in glacial acetic acid.

This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 470,571 filed July 8, 1965, Thieno-Pyrido-Benzodiazepin- Ones, which has matured into Patent No. 3,334,086 granted Aug. 1, 1967 has been substituted therefore.

The present invention is directed to intermediates for the preparation of pharmaceutically acceptable thienopyridobenzodiazepines, particularly those of the formula I 2 (SN 9 13 RD R wherein R is either a hydrogen atom (-H) or chloro (-Cl); and

R is either a hydrogen atom (-H) or methyl (CH and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.

Among the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts are salts of organic acids, e.g. tartaric acid; inorganic 'pharmaceutically acceptable; the acid does not nullify the therapeutic properties of Compounds I. It is preferred, however, to select an acid so that the salt therewith is water-soluble; tartaric acid and succinic acid are preferred for this purpose.

3,433,794 Patented Mar. 18, 1969 Compounds I have one asymmetric center (C-13b) and therefore exist as a racemate or as optical antipodes (enantiomers). The stereoisomers are within the scope of this invention. Resolution of the racemate of compound I into its optical antipodes is effected according to procedures well-known to the art-skilled.

Compounds I are prepared according to the following reaction scheme:

The starting materials II and III are either known compounds or are readily prepared by the art-skilled according to established procedures from available compounds.

Compound II is prepared e.g., as reported by Werner Herz, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 73, pp. 351 and 352, January, 1951. Compounds III are commercially available and are synthesized, e.g., as reported by E. C. Wagner et a1., Org. Synthesis, 27, pp. 45 to 47 (1947 (Chemical Abstracts, 42, 1951c, 1948); by Roger Adams et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 60, pp. 1411 to 1415, June 1938; and by I. M. Beilbron et al., J. Chem. Soc. London, 127, pp. 2167 to 2175, 1925.

Condensation starts rapidly at room temperature (20 C'.) on admixture of Compounds II and III in an inert 3 solvent, such as tetrahydrofurane, dioxane, dimethylformamide (DMF) and dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), with evolution of carbon dioxide; completion of the condensation is effected by heating for about thirty minutes on a steam bath. Compound IV is thereafter precipitated on addition of water to the thus-obtained solution.

To protect the amino group of intermediate IV during the ring closure, the use of said intermediate in the form of its tosylate is satisfactory, but other protecting groups, such as mesyl, brosyl and benzene sulfonyl, are alternatively employed. The preparation of the tosylate V is carried out in the usual well-known manner either under Schotten-Baumann conditions or in pyridine.

Ring closure of the tosylate to the corresponding Compound VI occurs on refluxing tosylate V in admixture with phosphorus oxychloride. Other well-known dehydrating agents to bring about this ring closure are phosphorus pentoxide in xylene or polyphosphoric acid. When R is hydrogen (H), the reagent of choice for the ring closure is phosphorus pentoxide. Detosylation of VI is effected by dissolving same in concentrated sulfuric acid. Care must be taken to stop the reaction prior to sulfonation of the thienyl ring.

To obtain better yields, Compound VI and phenol are dissolved in a glacial acetic acid solution of hydrogen bromide, and the thus-obtained solution is heated at a temperature between 50 and 60 C. This is the preferred manner for obtaining Compound VII.

Compound VIII is prepared by refluxing an ethanolic solution of VI-I with sodium borohydride. Refluxing VIII with methyl or ethyl bromoacetate or chloroacetate and a tertiary base, e.g. triethylamine, in ethanolic solution results in the preparation of Compound IX. Boiling Compound IX in glacial acetic acid results in the preparation of Compound I.

Other procedures for the ring closure can also be successfully employed. Such procedures are heating the ester IX in anhydrous methoxyethanol, containing some methoxyethoxide, for 1 to 3 hours at reflux, or saponifying the ester IX and heating the resulting amino acid to 140 to 160 C. for from 1 to 2 hours.

The isolation of chemical individuals, i.e. enantiomers, of Compounds I (or corresponding acid addition salts) is not essential since the racemates (racemic mixtures) are pharmaceutically useful. The enantiomers, however, are also useful in the same manner and for the same purpose. Resolution is effected by means well-known to the artskilled. When a chemical individual I is employed as an intermediate for the preparation of an acid addition salt, the final product has the same stereochemistry as the intermediate. Likewise, optically active Compounds I are prepared from corresponding optically active intermediates, e.g. that corresponding to the title compound of Example is resolved by preparing the tartrate from an enantiomer of tartaric acid.

The acid addition salts are prepared according to wellestablished standard techniques.

Compounds I (including their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts) have CNS (central nervous system) activity. They are useful as tranquilizers. They are also useful as sedatives and/or sedative-hypnotics, anticonvulsants, muscle relaxants and anti-anxiety drugs. Further uses for Compounds I are as anti-inflammatories and analgesics.

Compounds I are administered to mammals either orally or parenterally in standard dosage forms, e.g. tablets and capsules, in average daily doses of from 0.1 to 4 mg./kg., based on the body weight of the host, e.g. from to 200 milligrams per day. Although administration can be by way of a single daily dose, equally divided doses taken from 2 to 4 times a day are preferred.

Compounds I may be incorporated, e.g. for oral administration, in a tablet as the sole active ingredient. A typical tablet is constituted by from 1 to 3 percent binder, e.g. tragacanth; from 3 to 10 percent disintegrating agent, e.g.

Parts Title compound of Example 7 60 Tragacanth 2 Lactose 29.5 Corn starch 5 Talcum 3 Magnesium stearate 0.5

Alcohol SD- Purified Water S The following examples are merely illustrative of the preparation of Compound I. All temperatures are in degrees centigrade. Parts and percentages are by weight unless otherwise specified, the relationship between parts by weight and parts by volume being the same as that between the kilogram and the liter.

EXAMPLE 1 N- (B-3-thienylethyl)-2-methylamino-5'chloro-benzamide NHGH:

Dissolve 9 parts of p-3-thienyl-ethylamine in parts by volume of dioxane and add thereto 14 parts of 6- chloro-N-methyl-isatoic anhydride. After the initial reaction ceases, heat the mixture on a steam bath for thirty minutes. After cooling, add parts by volume of water thereto to cause precipitation of 20 parts of title compound, melting point (M.P.) 131 to 132. After rccrystallization from ethanol/ water, the melting point rises to 133 to 134.

Replacing the 6-chloro-N-methyl-isatoic anhydride by an equivalent of either N-methyl-isatoic anhydride or 6- chloro-isatoic anhydride results in the preparation in similar manner of the corresponding Compound IV.

EXAMPLE 2 N-(,3-3-thienylethyl)-5-chloro-2-methyltosylaminobenzamide I om 01 T 08 Dissolve 5.5 parts of N-(fi-3-thienylethyl)-5-chloro-2- methylamino-benzamide in 25 parts by volume of pyridine and add 5.3 parts of p-toluenesulfonylchloride to the obtained solution. Heat the resulting mixture for minutes at 60. Cool the obtained clear, brown solution and add 5 parts by volume of water to the cooled solution. After maintaining the mixture for 30 minutes at room temperature, evaporate same in vacuo and transfer the residue into a separatory funnel with ethyl acetate and water. Extract the organic phase twice with dilute sodium hydrogen carbonate solution. Dry the organic phase over sodium sulfate and then evaporate same in vacuo. Crystallize the obtained oily residue from diethylether. 7.2 parts of title compound, M.P. 81 to 84", are thus obtained.

Replacing the N-(fl-3-thienylethyl)-2-methylamino-5- chloro-benzamide by an equivalent of either N-(B-3- thiefiylethyD-Z-amino 5 chloro-benzamide or N-(fl-3- thienylethyl) 2 methylamino-benzamide [prepared according to the method of Example 1] results in the preparation, in similar manner of the corresponding Compound V. 7 I EXAMPLE 3 (a) 7-5(5-chloro-2-methyltosylamino-phenyl)-4,5-

dihydro-thieno 2,3-c] -pyridine Reflux 6 parts of the title compound of Example 2 in 40 parts by volume of phosphorus oxychloride for 90 minutes. After evaporation in vacuo, dissolve the residue in methylene chloride and extract twice with l N sodium hydroxide solution. Dry the resultant'over sodium sulfate and evaporate same in vacuo to obtain 5.6 parts of title compound as an oil. a

This procedure is employed only when R" is methyl.

(b) 7-(S-chloro-2-tosylamino-phenyl)-4,5-dihydrothieno [2,3-c] pyridine SDQCHa Reflux the mixture of 4 parts of N-(B-3-thienylethyl)- 5-chloro-2-tosylamino-benzamide and 5 parts of phosphorus pentoxide in 40 parts by volume of dry xylene for 5 hours. Decant the xylene and decompose the residue with ice and 20% sodium hydroxide solution. Extract the alkaline aqueous phase twice with methyl acetate; wash the organic phase with sodium chloride solution; dry the resultant over sodium sulfate and then evaporate the dried material in vacuo. Three parts of the title compound are thus obtained as a red oil.

Replacing the N-(fl-3-thienylethyl)-5-chloro-2-tosylamino-benzamide by an equivalent of N-(B-3-thienylethyl)-2-tosylamino-benzamide results in the preparation, in similar manner, of the corresponding Compound VI.

This procedure is employed when R is either a hydrogen atom or methyl.

EXAMPLE 4 7-( 5-chloro-2-methylamino-phenyl -4,5-dihydrothieno [2,3-c] pyridine (a) Dissolve 0.5 part of the title compound of Example 3a in 3 parts by volume of concentrated sulfuric acid, and maintain the obtained solution for two hours at room temperature. Add ice and concentrated sodium hydroxide solution thereto until the thus-produced mixture is alkaline. Extract same twice with methylene chloride; wash the organic phase with water; then dry same over sodium sulfate and evaporate in vacuo. Dissolve the residue in ethylacetate and filter off the insoluble materials. After evaporation, 0.16 part of amorphous title compound results.

(-b) Heat at 50 for 17 hours the mixture of 3.1 parts of thetosylate 3a and 1.44 parts of phenol dissolved in 21 parts by volume of 30% hydrogen bromide in acetic acid. Evaporate the clear solution; add ice and methylene chloride to the resultant and extract the organic phase with ice cold 2 N sodium hydroxide solution and with water. After drying over sodium sulfate and evaporation in vacuo, 2 parts of crude title compound are obtained as an oil.

Replacing 7-(5-chloro 2 methyltosylamino-phenyl)- 4,5-dihydrothieno[2,3-c] pyridine by an equivalent of 7- (2tosylamino-phenyl) 4,5-dihydrothieno[2,3-c]pyridine results in the preparation, in similar manner, of the corresponding Compound VII.

EXAMPLE 5 7-(5-chloro-2-methylamino-phenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno [2,3-c] pyridine Dissolve 2 parts of 7 (S-chloro 2 methylaminophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-thieno[2,3-c]pyridine in parts by volume of ethanol; add 1 part of sodium 'borohydride thereto and reflux the resultant for 1.5 hours. After cooling, add acetic acid to destroy the excess sodium borohydride, and then acidify the mixture with hydro- 'chloric acid. Evaporate the ethanol in vacuo, make the EXAMPLE 6 7-(5-chloro-Z-methylamino-phenyl)-6-carbethoxymethyl- 4,5 ,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-c]pyridine Reflux the mixture of 2 parts of 7-(5-chloro-2-methylaminophenyl) -4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-thieno[2,3-c] pyridine, 15 parts of triethylamine and 2.4 parts of ethyl bromoacetate in 25 parts by volume of absolute ethanol for 17 hours. Evaporate the solvent, dissolve the residue in benzene and extract the organic phase twice with 0.5 N hydrochloric acid to remove unreacted starting material. Wash the organic phase with water and with sodium hydrogencarbonate. Dry the benzene solution over sodium sulfate and evaporate in vacuo to obtain 2.3 parts of title compound as a light yellow oil.

Replacing the 7-(5-chloro-2-methylamino-phenyl)- 4,5,6,7-tetra.hydro-thieno[2,3-c]pyridine by an equivalent of 7-(2-amino-5-ch1oro-phenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-thieno [2,3-c] pyridine results in the preparation, in similar manner, of the corresponding Compound IX.

EXAMPLE 7 12-chloro-9-methyl-4,5 ,7, 8,9, 13b-hexahydro-thieno 2,3- c]pyrido[1,2-d]-[1,4]benzodiazepin-8-one.

Reflux 6.3 parts of 7-(5-chloro-2-methylamino-phenyl)- 6 carbethoxymethyl 4,5,6,7 tetrahydro thieno[2,3- c] pyridine in 70 parts by volume of glacial acetic acid for 2.5 hours, distilling off half of the solvent simultaneously. Evaporate the reaction mixture in vacuo and dissolve the residue in ethylacetate. Extract this solution three times with dilute hydrochloric acid. Neutralize the combined aqueous phases with sodium hydroxide solution and extract same three times with methylene chloride. Dry the methylene chloride solution over sodium sulfate and evaporate in vacuo. On addition of diethylether, 3.7 parts of title compound, M.P. 147 to 148, crystallize out.

Replacing the 7-(5-chloro-2-methylamino-phenyl)-6- carb'ethoxymethyl 4,5,6,7 tetrahydro thieno[2,3 c] pyridine by an equivalent of 7-(2-methyl-amino-phenyl)- 6 carbethoxymethyl 4,5,6,7 tetrahydro-thieno-[2,3-c] pyridine results in the preparation, in similar manner, of the corresponding Compound I.

It is thought that the invention and its advantages are understood from the foregoing description. Various changes may be made in the intermediates and the final products (including the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts of Compounds 1) without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention or sacrificing its material advantages. The starting materials, intermediates and final products set forth hereinbefore are merely illustrative embodiments.

What is claimed is:

1. A member selected from the group consisting of a 7 (5 R 2 R aminophenyl) 4,5 dihydro thieno [2,3-c]pyridine and a 7-(5-R-2-R-aminophenyl)-4,5,6,7- tetrahydro-thieno[2,3-c]pyridine; R being a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and chloro, and R being a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and methyl.

2. A dihydrothienopyridine according to claim 1.

3. The dihydrothienopyridine according to claim 2 wherein R is chloro and R is methyl.

4. The dihydrothienopyridine according to wherein R is chloro and R is a hydrogen atom.

5. The dihydrothienopyridine according to wherein R is a hydrogen atom and R is methyl.

6. The dihydrothienopyridine according to wherein each of R and R is a hydrogen atom.

7. A tetrahydrothienopyridine according to claim 1.

8. The tetrahydrothienopyridine according to claim 7. wherein R is chloro and R is methyl.

9. The tetrahydrothienopyridine according to claim 7 wherein R is chloro and R" is a hydrogen atom.

10. The tetrahydrothienopyridine according to claim 7 wherein R is a hydrogen atom and R is methyl.

11. The tetrahydrothienopyridine according to claim 7 wherein each of R and R" is a hydrogen atom.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,811,527 10/ 1957 Sheehan 260-2948 claim 2 claim 2 claim 2 HENRY R. JILES, Primary Examiner.

ALAN L. ROTMAN, Assistant Examiner.

US. Cl. X.R. 

